Black and white photographs of Commencement Weekend held May 30-31, 1981. Included are photographs from the Baccalaureate Service in Johnson Chapel with Dr. James Alexander Forbes giving an address, the Senior Class Exercises on the steps of Robert Frost Library, the Commencement Buffet Luncheon in Fayerweather Quadrangle (now known as Valentine Quad), and the 160th Commencement Ceremony in the Alumni Gymnasium. Julian H. Gibbs (President of Amherst College, 1979-1983) and other faculty, alumni, and student presenters can be seen in images.

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